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How can I turn my breech baby from outside?
Your healthcare provider (most likely your obstetrician) will place their hands on your belly to turn your baby to a head-down position. The procedure is done externally by applying firm pressure to your abdomen. This pressure lasts several minutes and can cause the uterus to cramp.
Is it possible to do an ECV on a breech baby?
If your baby is still in a breech position at 36 weeks, your doctor or midwife might suggest you consider an external cephalic version, or ECV. The aim is to turn your baby so that it is head-down when labour starts.
Can you manually flip a breech baby?
An external cephalic version is a procedure used to help turn a baby in the womb before delivery. During the procedure, your healthcare provider places their hands on the outside of your belly and attempts to manually turn the baby. This procedure may be recommended if your baby is in a breech position.
How do I make my ECV successful?
Using epidural, spinal, or spinal-epidural significantly increased the success rate of ECV, but did not reduce the risk of Cesarean. Some care providers recommend against epidurals and spinals for ECV attempts because it makes for a much longer and more complicated procedure.
Can I eat before ECV?
Before the procedure You can eat and drink normally before you come to the hospital for your ECV appointment • A tracing of the baby’s heart rate will be made. An ultrasound scan to confirm the baby is breech will be done.
Can baby turn back after ECV?
The chance of your baby turning back to breech after a successful ECV is about 2-3% (very low).
How painful is a ECV?
No analgesia or anesthesia were used during ECV. The women were asked to rate the degree of pain on a 10-cm visual analog scale after ECV. Results: Ninety-eight ECVs were performed and the overall success rate was 66%. The median pain score was 5.7 (interquartile range 2.7-6.8).
Is ECV worth doing?
While ECVs are considered a safe option for some, the risks may not outweigh the benefits for others. Most providers will not perform an ECV before full term for a couple reasons. One, it could cause labor to begin or delivery could become necessary. Two, many babies turn on their own before being full-term.
How soon after ECV did you go into labor?
Complications occurring within 24 hours of external cephalic version (ECV). Out of the 67 cases of successful ECV, five (7.46%) fetuses reverted back to either breech presentation or transverse. All of them presented in labour, between 9 and 24 days after ECV, and had emergency caesarean delivery.